Formals and Party Dresses Needed!
Last year we were contacted by a lady named Cara who
volunteers for the Long Island Volunteer Center in
Hempstead, NY.
She volunteered for the center’s Prom Boutique in the
spring of 2011 and found that, sadly, there were no prom
dresses for big girls. All the big girls had to be
turned away.
For those of you not familiar with projects like LIVC’s
Prom Boutique, these projects are dedicated to helping
high school senior girls from low income families attend
their prom with self-confidence and in style by
providing free prom dresses and accessories.
Since there were no dresses for the big girls, Cara
decided to do some research on her own.
She considered how she might be able to find
people or clothing designers who would be willing to
donate dresses for the girls of larger body sizes.
The 2012 Prom Boutique will be the 18th for LI Volunteer
Center provides. The director (she cares nothing about
'glory' ...it's all about giving) and the other women
involved are dedicated to this cause.
“We would like ALL the girls to have that
experience. IT'S ONLY FAIR. Thank goodness for people
like you ...”
Although their collections generally start in the
Spring, the Director and volunteers are happy to receive
gently used, clean formals, party dresses and
accessories that are appropriate for high school senior
girls of size.
Please send your donations to:
Long Island Volunteer Center, 58 Hilton Ave., Hempstead,
NY 11550
I’ll bet there are a lot of you out there who didn’t
attend your senior prom.
Please go through your closets and pick out a
pretty gown or party dress or two that you probably
won't wear again, have it cleaned and donate it so that
a young fat girl can go to her prom in style!
